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october

Grey Gardens (Albert + David Maysles, Ellen Hovde + Muffie Meyer, 1975)

Oct

5

1973

Grey Gardens (1975)

Washed out felt-tip penned well-wishes read: OCTOBER 5^th – 1973 “GREY GARDENS” AT 78 IT IS TRUE – YOU CAN LIVE TO BE 80 TOO. DPs: Albert & David Maysles.

“Thank you for your card and your ice-cream, I love you very much!”

– Edith 'Big Edie' Bouvier Beale, saying goodbye to her birthday party guests

#FilmDuJour #October #EllenHovde #AlbertMaysles #DavidMaysles #MuffieMeyer #EdithLittleEdieBouvierBeale #EdithBouvierBeale #EdithBigEdieBouvierBeale #BrooksHyers #birthday #documentary #exploitation #drama #USA #1970s ★★★½

Calle Santa Fe (Carmen Castillo, 2007)

Oct

5

Calle Santa Fe (2007)

Miguel Enriquez holding Carmen Castillo in a family snapshot. DPs: Ned Burgess, Sebastián Moreno, Raphaël O'Byrne & Arnaldo Rodríguez.

#FilmDuJour #October #CarmenCastillo #MiguelEnriquez #CarmenCastillo #JuanCarlosZagal #NedBurgess #SebastiánMoreno #RaphaëlOByrne #ArnaldoRodríguez #politics #documentary #Chile #France #Belgium #2000s

Your Safety First (George Gordon, 1956)

Oct

5

2000

Your Safety First (1956)

The protagonist, voiced by George O'Hanlon, reading an ad for tomorrow's car in the October 5, 2000 newspaper.

Spectres of the Spectrum (Craig Baldwin, 1999)

Oct

4

Spectres of the Spectrum (1999)

A scene from the TV series Science in Action (1950—1966) showing Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier. DP: Bill Daniel.

#FilmDuJour #October #CraigBaldwin #SeanKilkoyne #CarolineKoebel #BethLisick #BillDaniel #SciFi #dystopia #drama #CollageFilm #TimeTravel #USA #1990s ★★★½

The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)

Oct

4

The Sniper (1952)

Man's hands, one bandaged, holding a rifle. DP: Burnett Guffey.

“I'm gonna be happy for a change.”

– Edward Miller

#FilmDuJour #October #EdwardDmytryk #AdolpheMenjou #ArthurFranz #RichardKiley #GeraldMohr #MarieWindsor #GeorgeAntheil #BurnettGuffey #crime #drama #thriller #SerialKillers #SanFrancisco #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

Le boucher [The Butcher] (Claude Chabrol, 1970)

Oct

3

Le boucher (1970)

Popaul (Jean Yanne) and Hélène (Stéphane Audran) in the former's butcher shop. DP: Jean Rabier.

#FilmDuJour #October #ClaudeChabrol #JeanYanne #StéphaneAudran #PierreJansen #JeanRabier #drama #crime #thriller #food #France #Italy #1970s ★★★★☆

Medium (Jacek Koprowicz, 1985)

Oct

2

Medium (1985)

A man in an impeccable, light-colored suit. His nose is bleeding. DPs: Jerzy Zieliński & Wit Dąbal.

#FilmDuJour #October #JacekKoprowicz #WładysławKowalski #MichalBajor #JerzyZelnik #KrzesimirDębski #JerzyZieliński #WitDąbal #horror #TVMovie #Poland #WestGermany #1980s ★★½